Filament

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The word filament, which is descended from Latin filum meaning "thread", is used in English for a variety of thread-like structures, including:

Astronomy

Biology

  • Myofilament, filaments of myofibrils constructed from proteins
  • Protein filament, a long chain of protein subunits, such as those found in hair or muscle
  • Part of a stamen, the male part of a flower
  • Hypha, a thread-like cell in fungi and Actinobacteria
  • Filamentation, an elongation of individual bacterial cells

Textiles

  • Filament fiber
    , fiber that comes in a continuous long length
  • Filament yarn
    , as opposed to spun yarn

Media

Physics and engineering

  • Electrical filament
    , The thin wire in an electrical bulb that produces enough heat to give out light.
  • Heater filament
    , a thin heating element in a vacuum tube
  • Current filament, a current restricted to a small part of the conducting medium
  • Filament propagation, diffractionless propagation of a light beam
  • 3D printing filament, used as raw material in 3D printing

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